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- 1861 – Campaigns, Part 2
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Fee: $25.00
Dates: 10/25/2021 - 10/25/2021
Times: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: Online
Room:
Instructor: Christina Smith
This class continues with the American Civil War after the First Battle of Bull Run through the end of the first year. We will examine the battleground in Missouri as well as the rise of General George McClellan to commander and the fighting in the Eastern Theater. We will learn how the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War originated and its first investigation in 1861. Finally, we will discuss the Navy’s evolution and coordination with the Armies as they prepare for battle on the rivers in the east and west.
Zoom Class.
Participants will need a computer with Internet access, webcam, and microphone to join the Zoom meeting during the class. Zoom meeting information will be sent via email before the class starts.
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- Arlington, A History – From Robert E. Lee’s Home to National Cemetery
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Fee: $25.00
Dates: 11/8/2021 - 11/8/2021
Times: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: Online
Room:
Instructor: Christina Smith
Arlington National Cemetery has a long history dating back to George Washington. Before the Civil War Arlington House was the home of Robert E. Lee and his wife Mary. This class will explore the strategic value behind confiscating Arlington House at the beginning of the Civil War, the evolution of the property from fortifications, contraband camp to burial ground for Union soldiers. We will discuss the postwar sectional relations and the creation of the Confederate section of the cemetery as well as how the Lee family legally obtained title to Arlington in 1882.
Zoom Class.
Participants will need a computer with Internet access, webcam, and microphone to join the Zoom meeting during the class. Zoom meeting information will be sent via email before the class starts.
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- Drawing Artwork
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Fee: $25.00
Dates: 10/25/2021 - 10/25/2021
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: Hickory Hall
Room: Hickory 106
Instructor: Terry Spayer
In this class, we will create a picture based on what we see. We will explore the beauty of nature and discover things that we may have never noticed before. With basic art techniques, we will bring out the artist in you. Every week features a different medium. Be sure to have the supplies noted on hand for the class.
Week 6: Pastels
During this session we will be traveling in our mind to a farmhouse on a prairie. Done in soft pastels we will together build a gentle farmhouse scene. Participants will be gaining experience drawing, perspective and techniques in working with pastels.
Supplies: Black Artagain paper, colored white pencil, a box of soft pastels in assorted colors.
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- Drawing Artwork
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Fee: $25.00
Dates: 11/1/2021 - 11/1/2021
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: Hickory Hall
Room: Hickory 106
Instructor: Terry Spayer
In this class, we will create a picture based on what we see. We will explore the beauty of nature and discover things that we may have never noticed before. With basic art techniques, we will bring out the artist in you. Every week features a different medium. Be sure to have the supplies noted on hand for the class.
Week 7: Cubism
During this session, participants will learn about cubism as we play with color in a whimsical way to create an Autumn tree that uses brilliant color that present the tree in a reflective new perspective.
Supplies: Good quality of white drawing paper, Good quality of markers in an assortment of colors, and a chiseled black Sharpie marker.
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- Drawing Artwork
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Fee: $25.00
Dates: 11/8/2021 - 11/8/2021
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: Hickory Hall
Room: Hickory 106
Instructor: Terry Spayer
In this class, we will create a picture based on what we see. We will explore the beauty of nature and discover things that we may have never noticed before. With basic art techniques, we will bring out the artist in you. Every week features a different medium. Be sure to have the supplies noted on hand for the class.
Week 8: Perspective
This session will explore perspective with spheres, cubes and cylinders. Our session begins by learning how to draw these shapes. We then will progress to where their layout intertwine in harmony to create a one of a kind picture.
Supplies: white drawing paper, colored pencils, eraser and a ruler.
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- Drawing Artwork
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Fee: $25.00
Dates: 11/15/2021 - 11/15/2021
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: Hickory Hall
Room: Hickory 106
Instructor: Terry Spayer
In this class, we will create a picture based on what we see. We will explore the beauty of nature and discover things that we may have never noticed before. With basic art techniques, we will bring out the artist in you. Every week features a different medium. Be sure to have the supplies noted on hand for the class.
Week 9: Touch Drawing II
In this technique a smooth surfaced is rolled with an ink. Paper is then placed over the paint. We will explore the techniques that create a picture using your hand. This is a form of printmaking with dynamic results.
Supplies: Pencils, Red, yellow and blue paint, Blanck and white tempera paint, Brushes.
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- Drawing Artwork
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Fee: $25.00
Dates: 11/29/2021 - 11/29/2021
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: Hickory Hall
Room: Hickory 106
Instructor: Terry Spayer
In this class, we will create a picture based on what we see. We will explore the beauty of nature and discover things that we may have never noticed before. With basic art techniques, we will bring out the artist in you. Every week features a different medium. Be sure to have the supplies noted on hand for the class.
Week 10: Developing with Acrylics II
You will be begin with a light sketch of a theme. Together we will start with the basic colors. Once we get going you will find yourself breaking away from the group and taking on a style of your own.
Supplies: Pencils, Red, yellow and blue paint, Black and white tempera paint, Brushes.
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- Drawing Artwork
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Fee: $25.00
Dates: 12/6/2021 - 12/6/2021
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: Hickory Hall
Room: Hickory 106
Instructor: Terry Spayer
In this class, we will create a picture based on what we see. We will explore the beauty of nature and discover things that we may have never noticed before. With basic art techniques, we will bring out the artist in you. Every week features a different medium. Be sure to have the supplies noted on hand for the class.
Week 11: It's A Paint Party II
A quart of paint or two arial painting using a string and a quart of paint. Create on a large canvas a large abstract painting inspired by you.
Supplies: Two quarts of inexpensive paint in your choice of color and a large pre stretched canvas. The bigger the better.
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- Drawing Artwork
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Fee: $25.00
Dates: 12/13/2021 - 12/13/2021
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: Hickory Hall
Room: Hickory 106
Instructor: Terry Spayer
In this class, we will create a picture based on what we see. We will explore the beauty of nature and discover things that we may have never noticed before. With basic art techniques, we will bring out the artist in you. Every week features a different medium. Be sure to have the supplies noted on hand for the class.
Week 12: Sketching II
Participants will discover how to see things around them more closely by looking at these objects in a more critical manner. We will put them on drawing paper.
Supplies: Sketchbook, Sketching pencils, Eraser.
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- Sherman's March to the Sea
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Fee: $25.00
Dates: 11/29/2021 - 11/29/2021
Times: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 1
Building: Online
Room:
Instructor: Christina Smith
This course provides an overview to General William Tecumseh Sherman’s March to the Sea. We will review both the Atlanta and North Carolina campaigns. We will discuss Sherman’s overall strategic and tactical plans; follow the army through the long march; and learn how soldiers adapted to this new type of campaigning. We will examine the Union armies’ relationships with southern whites and blacks. We will also consider the ways that Sherman and his march are remembered after the war.
Online Class.
Participants will need a computer with Internet access, webcam, and microphone to join the Zoom meeting during the class. Zoom meeting information will be sent via email before the class starts.
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- Turning Memories into Memoir: Writing Your Life Story
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Fee: $20.00
Dates: 11/9/2021 - 11/9/2021
Times: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 1
Building: ICC East Peoria Campus
Room: 311A
Instructor: Melissa Grunow
Have you always wanted to tell a story about your life but didn’t know where to start? This workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of memoir writing, including key terms and elements of writing craft. We’ll try a variety of writing prompts so you can generate some early material and leave with the tools and inspiration you need to write the rest of your story.
East Peoria Campus map
https://icc.edu/directory/campus-maps-hours-parking/
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